Of course, Xiao Hua's Phoenix Dharma Body was far more formidable than his earlier Great Vajra Dharma Body. After all, he had spent so long fooling around with Fairy Hongxia's Phoenix Dharma Body—wouldn't it be embarrassing if he failed to pick up even a move or two?
After controlling the Phoenix Dharma Body through several rounds of practice in midair, Xiao Hua contentedly withdrew it. Previously, he had not dared release the Great Vajra Dharma Body lightly, for fear that others would discern the cultivation of his Buddhist sect Dharma Body. But now that it had become a Phoenix Dharma Body, all those misgivings vanished. He too possessed true spirit bloodline, after all—he could properly and legitimately withstand the pressure of a Foundation Establishment cultivator!
Then there was the Soul Capturing Bell, which Xiao Hua had nearly forgotten. He had scarcely used it throughout his journey, so during his cultivation breaks, he took it out again. Yet what the jade slip recorded differed greatly from the soul cultivation technique of Nine Heavens of Spiritual Essence that he had obtained from Xun Shu. Moreover, it leaned toward Daoist sect techniques; it could even be called the most basic of basic soul cultivation arts. But even this foundational technique was difficult for Xiao Hua to cultivate. He had pondered it for nearly a year, yet still could not fully comprehend it.
Xiao Hua remained with his eyes closed. Faint, barely perceptible black threads shot from between his brows, tightly winding around the pair of Soul Capturing Bells floating in midair. As the black threads entwined them, the bells swayed slightly in the air, producing intermittent chimes. The sound was exceedingly strange, like birdsong in an empty mountain, yet also like the clamor of a bustling marketplace, seeming to pierce straight into one's